<s>
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Tyler	O
Glaiel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
McMillen	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectable	O
items	O
include	O
tumors	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
bonus	O
levels	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
lives	O
in	O
later	O
chapters	O
,	O
and	O
video	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
retro	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retro	O
levels	O
in	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
generally	O
themed	O
on	O
the	O
regions	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
found	O
,	O
with	O
matching	O
hazards	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
has	O
achievements	O
,	O
which	O
award	O
tumors	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
game-within-a-game	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
and	O
is	O
corrupted	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
inoperability	O
,	O
which	O
Ash	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
remedy	O
by	O
blowing	O
on	O
its	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
's	O
edge	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
broken	O
,	O
Ash	O
sets	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
friend	O
and	O
re-populate	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nevermore	O
ending	O
,	O
Ash	O
jumps	O
into	O
the	O
orb	O
and	O
traverses	O
a	O
new	O
region	O
,	O
finding	O
a	O
glitched	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
between	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Tyler	O
Glaiel	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
an	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Glaiel	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
SVG	B-Application
assets	O
created	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
imported	O
expediently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
feeling	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
like	O
VVVVVV	B-Application
meets	O
1001	B-Application
Spikes	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Spelunky	B-Application
control	O
setup	O
and	O
it	O
felt	O
perfect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
game	O
becoming	O
vaporware	B-Application
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
previously	O
announced	O
titles	O
like	O
Mewgenics	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
another	O
team	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
,	O
McMillen	O
said	O
that	O
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
is	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
,	O
level-wise	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
embodies	O
aspects	O
of	O
every	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
was	O
a	O
cathartic	O
experience	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansions	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
found	O
the	O
development	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
onus	O
on	O
his	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
poor	O
experiences	O
with	O
other	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
been	O
considering	O
leaving	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
influenced	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
took	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
used	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
perseverance	O
as	O
a	O
core	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
helping	O
him	O
to	O
resolve	O
his	O
own	O
personal	O
concerns	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
McMillen	O
felt	O
that	O
The	B-Application
End	I-Application
is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
was	O
his	O
best	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
